The Darling Buds of May

The Darling Buds of May

On ITV1

1991–19933 seasons20 episodes60 min7.9 / 10

A warmly affectionate portrait of 1950s Kent farm life, built on family bonds and gentle comedy, where the prevailing mood is one of pastoral contentment and nostalgic charm.

An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters, as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.

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